Dear Barb: I am in my early twenties. I’ve been on a lot of dates but haven’t had a serious girlfriend yet. I have many female friends who kind of see me as a big brother. One girl in particular has been going through a rough time lately and I have been there for her…. Read more »
Dear Barb: I’ve been dating a wonderful man, Paul, for almost a year. We get along great, but I’m wondering if we both want the same thing. We both have grown children. My children are on their own but Paul has a grown son still at home. This son is very dependent on Paul, even… Read more »
Dear Barb, I hope you can help me with my problem. My sister-in-law is driving me crazy. Steve and I have been married for over 20 years. Steve’s father died when Steve was quite young. Therefore his mother and older sister raised him. His sister never married, but ended up taking care of the mother… Read more »
Dear Barb: I’ve been involved with a woman for the past six months. We are both in our mid-thirties and are divorced. We really connected and got along fantastic at the beginning. In fact, I thought everything was going well until a few months ago when she seemed to become very insecure and had doubts… Read more »
This column originally appeared October 30, 2009, in issue 1741. Dear Barb: I am a professional woman in my mid-thirties. I am single but would like to find the right guy and settle down and have a family. Recently I began dating a really nice man who is divorced and has two children. We have… Read more »
Dear Barb: It’s almost Christmas and I just can’t get into the spirit. I can’t find anything good about Christmas to celebrate. Everybody spends too much money, eats too much food, and drinks too much alcohol. Every year somebody in my family gets mad because somebody didn’t visit them, but instead went to visit another… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a single mother of a 12-year-old daughter. We have always been really close, until recently. Melissa has changed so much over the last few months. She is hanging around with a new crowd of girls that I don’t approve of. She has always been rather modest in her dress but now… Read more »
Dear Barb: I’ve been reading your column regularly but have never read of a dilemma like mine. I have a friend that I’ve talked to from time to time through the years. We never had much in common, but I managed to maintain somewhat of a relationship with her. Problems began a few years back… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a widow. My husband died two years ago and a few months ago I met a widower who lost his wife one and a half years ago. We’ve been dating six months. At first we spent a lot of time talking about our late spouses, but no longer feel the need… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am so upset, I don’t know what to do! I have been married for five years and I thought everything was great. My husband and I dated for several years and when we finally got married it was a dream come true for me. Our problems began when a casino opened in… Read more »